John Shorter
(Cal 1765-Bef 1807)
Hester
(Cal 1765-Bef 1841)
John Shorter
(Abt 1796-Abt 1861)
Mary Coleman
(Abt 1799-Abt 1845)

Elizabeth Shorter
(Abt 1823-1875)

 

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Spouses/Children:
Richard Bourne

Elizabeth Shorter

  • Born: Abt 1823, Woodchurch, Kent, England 2
  • Marriage: Richard Bourne on 24 May 1845 in Woodchurch, Kent, England 1
  • Died: 27 Aug 1875, 16 Forge Lane, Ashford, Kent, England aged about 52 3 4

bullet   Cause of her death was Disease of Brain, Coma.4

bullet   Other names for Elizabeth were Elizabeth Bennie 2 5 and Elizabeth Bowrne.

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bullet  Death Notes:

Claimed to be 55 on the Death Certificate

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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• Census UK: Aged 15, 1841, Upper Green, Woodchurch, Kent, England. 6

• Census UK: Wife, aged 28, 1851, New Town, Ashford, Kent, England. 7

• Census UK: Charwoman?, aged 38, Widow, 1861, Gravel Walk, Ashford, Kent, England. 8

• Census UK: Charwoman, aged 48, widow, 1871, 35 Torrington Rd, Ashford, Kent, England. 5


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Elizabeth married Richard Bourne, son of Thomas Bourne and Mary Ann Wood, on 24 May 1845 in Woodchurch, Kent, England.1 (Richard Bourne was born about 1822 in Warehorne, Kent, England 7, christened on 17 Jun 1822 in Warehorne, Kent, England 9 and died on 9 Apr 1860 in Lower Green, Woodchurch, Kent, England 3 4.) The cause of his death was Pleurisy, not certified.4


bullet  Marriage Notes:

he is aged 23 and she is 22
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Sources

1 KFHS Parish Registers Transcripts - Vol. 1 & 2.

2 1861 Census - 7 Apr 1861.

3 FreeBMD.

4 Death Certificate held by Graham & Sandy Goldsmith.

5 1871 Census - 2/3 Apr 1871.

6 1841 Census - 6/7 Jun 1841.

7 1851 Census - 30 Mar 1851.

8 1861 Census - 7 Apr 1861, RG9/512,fol.131, p.35.

9 Church of Latter Day Saints (LDS), International Genealogical Index (Part of the website of the LDS which is at www.familysearch.org).

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